Biography of Coach José Peseiro: Age, playing career, trophies won, etc

Biography of Coach José Peseiro

José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro known widely as Coach José Peseiro is a football manager from Portugal. He is a Portuguese by birth and a former football player. He is the Coach for the National Football team of Nigeria, the Super Eagles.

He is the coach leading the Super Eagles at the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast.

Coach José Peseiro Age: How old is Coach José Peseiro?

The Super Eagles’ Coach, José Peseiro is 63 years old as of February 2024. He will turn 64 in April 2024.

Coach José Peseiro Date of Birth: When was Coach José Peseiro born?

Coach José Peseiro was born on April 4, 1960. He is 63 years old as of February 2024 in Coruche, Portugal in the Santarém District.

Coach José Peseiro’s appointment to head Super Eagles of Nigeria

On 29 December 2021, Peseiro reached a verbal agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation to replace Gernot Rohr at the helm of the national team. He was supposed to travel to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, but strictly as an “observer” while interim manager Augustine Eguavoen led the side to the last 16; the deal eventually fell through, as Eguavoen was retained at the end of the tournament.

Runs went on successfully and on May 15, 2022, he, Coach José Peseiro was appointed as the new head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Playing career of Coach José Peseiro

Coach José Peseiro played in the Segunda Liga as a professional, starting at Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo in 1979.

In the mentioned competition, he represented Amora FC, Clube Oriental de Lisboa, GD Samora Correia, and S.C.U. Torreense, for a total of five seasons.

As years passed by, he played until he retired at the end of the 1993-94 season in the fourth division, with local club União de Santarém at age 34.

Coach José Peseiro Career (Before working with the Super Eagles of Nigeria)

Before working with the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Coach José Peseiro has a chunk of credit for his career

Below are the works he did:

• Venezuela (February 2020 – August 2021)
• Sporting Lisbon (July 2018 – November 2018
• Vitoria Guimaraes (February 2018 – June 2018)
• Sharjah (January 2017 – October 2017)
• Sporting Braga (June 2016 – December 2016)
• Porto (January 2016 – May 2016)
• Al Ahly (October 2015 – January 2016)
• Al Wahda (November 2013 – February 2015)
• Sporting (June 2012 – May 2013)
• Saudi Arabia (February 2009 – January 2011)
• Rapid (July 2008 – January 2009)
• Panathinaikos (July 2007 – May 2008)
• Al Hilal (June 2006 – January 2007)
• Sporting Lisbon (July 2004 – October 2005)

Trophies José Peseiro won

Coach José Peseiro has won many trophies to his credit. Both clubs domestic and international.

Club Domestic

• Arabian Gulf League (Runner-up 1x 2013/2014)
• Taça de Portugal (Runner-up 1x 2015/2016)
• Taça da Liga (Winner 1x 2012/2013)
• Super Cup (Runner-up 1x 2016/2017)

Club International

• UEFA Europa League (Runner-up 1x 2004/2005)

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